{"product_id":"secondhand-science-politics-ideas-bargain-book-box-sp2893","title":"Secondhand Science, Politics \u0026 Ideas Bargain Book Box SP2893","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSecondhand Science, Politics \u0026amp; Ideas Bargain Book Box SP2893\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eTwenty books for the curious non-fiction reader — politics, psychology, science, economics, and the history of human folly — from some of the sharpest minds writing for a general audience. Start anywhere and you will not want to stop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col dir=\"ltr\" class=\"[li_\u0026amp;]:mb-0 [li_\u0026amp;]:mt-1 [li_\u0026amp;]:gap-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-decimal flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3 print:block print:space-y-1\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003ePolitics by Other Means: Politicians, Prosecutors, and the Press from Watergate to Whitewater (Third Edition) — Benjamin Ginsberg and Martin Shefter — a forensic account of how legal and media warfare replaced electoral competition in American politics.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eThe Year I Got Everything I Wanted: A Spiritual Crisis — Cameron Conant — a memoir of success, dissatisfaction, and the crisis that came when everything was supposed to be fine.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eIntroducing Freud — Richard Appignanesi and Oscar Zarate — a lively and authoritative graphic introduction to Freudian theory and its lasting influence.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eSharing the Wealth: Workers and the World Economy — Ethan B. Kapstein — an economist argues that the benefits of globalisation must be shared more broadly to avoid political catastrophe.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eWe Are What We Think: A Journey through the Wisest and Wittiest Sayings in the World — James Geary — a witty anthology of aphorisms and the ideas behind them.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eHow to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint: 365 Practical Ways to Make a Real Difference — Joanna Yarrow — a practical and readable guide to individual climate action.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eLooptail: How One Company Changed the World by Reinventing Business — Bruce Poon Tip — the founder of G Adventures on how conscious business can create real change.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eThe Penguin Book of Twentieth-Century Speeches — ed. Brian MacArthur — the great speeches of the century from Churchill, Kennedy, Mandela, King, and many more.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003ePower Wars: Inside Obama's Post-9\/11 Presidency — Charlie Savage — a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter's definitive account of the legal and security decisions of the Obama years.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eThe Upside of Irrationality: The Unexpected Benefits of Defying Logic at Work and at Home — Dan Ariely — the behavioural economist's follow-up to Predictably Irrational, equally surprising.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eMore Information Than You Require — John Hodgman — the second volume of Hodgman's utterly invented and extremely funny complete world knowledge.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eHow Mumbo-Jumbo Conquered the World: A Short History of Modern Delusions — Francis Wheen — a delightful and razor-sharp dismantling of the nonsense that passes for wisdom in public life.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eLife's Dominion: An Argument about Abortion and Euthanasia — Ronald Dworkin — the legal philosopher's careful and compassionate argument about the sanctity of life and the limits of state power.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eThe Invention of Miracles: Language, Power, and Alexander Graham Bell's Quest to End Deafness — Katie Booth — a complex, revelatory account of Bell's campaign to eliminate sign language and what it cost Deaf communities.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eThe Storied City: The Quest for Timbuktu and the Fantastic Mission to Save Its Past — Charlie English — the story of Timbuktu's ancient manuscripts and the race to rescue them from jihadist destruction.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eICE: Stories of Survival from Polar Exploration — ed. Clint Willis — first-hand accounts of polar expeditions, from Shackleton to the present day.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eWhat to Eat — Marion Nestle — an absolutely indispensable guide, according to Michael Pollan, to every food decision you make in the supermarket.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eThe Sun, the Genome, and the Internet: Tools of Scientific Revolutions — Freeman J. Dyson — the great physicist argues that three technologies will transform the next century's poorest communities.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eY: The Descent of Men — Steve Jones — the author of Almost Like a Whale on the Y chromosome, its deterioration, and what it means for the future of men.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eKin: Family in the 21st Century — Marina Kamenev — a nuanced exploration of what family means today and the many forms it has come to take.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49028870013147,"sku":"SP2893","price":120.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/sp2893.jpg?v=1785137908","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/secondhand-science-politics-ideas-bargain-book-box-sp2893","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}